ICMTA Teachers Gathering 2019

ICMTA Teachers' Gathering 2019

31st May - June 4th 2019

BEING TEACHERS: 

Leading Ourselves and Others

We are delighted to invite you to France for our 2019 Teacher Gathering. Come and join us as we gather to learn from and with one another. Our annual event is renowned for creating a warm and welcoming opportunity to meet as old and new friends and to inspire and nourish the work we do.

This year’s theme is ‘Leading Ourselves and Others'.  We have some wonderful Guest Teachers, to be announced, who will bring sessions to explore and expand this theme.

As teachers, we are also leaders, both of ourselves and others. Leaders hold a vision and offer a direction. They empower individuals and groups to journey together, and create safe conditions and a meaningful context. In our dynamic dance practices, our ability to provide direction and hold a safe space is essential for allowing the dancers on our floors to explore deeply. To do this requires an ongoing cultivation of both inner and outer skills. In this gathering, we will explore different aspects of this rich territory. 

Come join us for the 6th annual ICMTA Teachers’ Gathering. After Amsterdam, London, Orval (Belgium), Budapest and Edinburgh, the 2019 gathering will be held at the beautiful Hameau de l’étoile near Montpellier in the south of France. These gatherings are widely reported to be nourishing, regenerating, inspiring and fun. Their success comes from the presence of each one of us - please join us for this next co-creation.

“Sharing gives us strength, it enriches us and makes us bigger than ourselves.  Come and share these few days to meet others, to enrich yourself and go deeply into this adventure that we as teachers have chosen – to bring dance and conscious movement to people’s lives and make this practice a common ground, a shared language and a way of being and living."  
2019 Teachers’ Gathering circle

As always, our Gathering is a celebration of our diverse community of teachers and teaching modalities. There will be sharing of meals, of rest and relaxation time, time to breathe and be nourished by one another’s presence and wisdom. Gathering as a community of teachers is so precious. We can support, encourage and inspire each other in community.

During the Gathering there will be:

Practicalities:

Location:  This is a residential event at the beautiful retreat centre, Le Hameau de l'Étoile in Southern France, 30 minutes north of Montpellier.

Accommodation: Accommodation is booked for and paid for separately with the venue. There is a wide choice of shared and solo accommodation at a range of price points starting from €67 per night. Vegetarian meals, snacks and hot and cold beverages are all included in the accommodation rate

http://www.hameaudeletoile.com/en/training-booking-request.html

Getting to Montpellier: 

By Air: Montpellier Airport is easy to reach by plane from Paris (1h10), London (1h45) and Amsterdam (1h55). Here's a link to all flights into Montpellier Méditerranée Airport.

From Paris:

Paris Charles-de-Gaulle Airport is France’s biggest airport, served by over 150 airlines which fly towards all international destinations. Airline list: http://www.parisaeroport.fr/en/passengers/flights/airlines. Montpellier is easily reachable from Paris: From Paris Charles de Gaulle airport 

  - by plane : 4 daily flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle and up to 10 daily from Paris Orly

-by train (9 daily direct trains from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport (4h) and 19 daily direct trains from Paris city center (3h15)).

From London:

There are direct flights to Montpellier from London Heathrow, Gatwick and London City.

By Car: Montpellier is 7 hours by car from Paris.

By Train:

From London: Eurostar to Paris Gard du Nord and 3 hour direct train onwards to Montepellier.

Price: